La cage aux folles 1979 french film

Local drag club star albin michel serrault marketing in st. Sep 29, 2012 two of europes most virile male stars, michel serrault and ugo tognazzi, portray two very flamboyant, aging gay gentlemen. This material still shows its age as it did even in the 1979 french language version but it has been tarted up with giddy ingenuity. He died on november 14, 1989 in paris, france of aids director.

Oct 06, 2017 in this weeks video, we take on the 1996 film the birdcage. Two of europes most virile male stars, michel serrault and ugo tognazzi, portray two very flamboyant, aging gay gentlemen. With ugo tognazzi, michel serrault, claire maurier, remi laurent. Offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. Since then, in adjusted figures, of the top 100 specialized subtitled films released in the u. After months in development, arnold realized that the concept was unsustainable as a weekly series.

Which option is a research question that will most likely. A frenchitalian film of the same name was made in 1978 and an american film adaptation of the play called the birdcage was made in 1996 starring nathan lane and robin williams. The fabulous zaza was played by french film star michel serrault. A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancees rightwing moralistic parents. Georges, the manager of a sainttropez nightclub featuring drag. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. This extremely funny comedy about a gay couple trying to cover up their gay lifestyle and their gay d. Staring michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, claire maurier and luisa maneri. Based on the 1973 french play of the same name by jean poiret, it focuses on a gay couple. Conventional notions of family and morality were challenged and turned upside down, yet only the most ingrained homophobe could watch this film and still cling to his bigotry. Why jeanne moreaus death represents the decline of french.

After twenty years of unwedded bliss, georges and his male partner, albin, get the. My first viewing was back in 1979, when i was a closeted senior in college, and it was the first film that i had ever seen that treated the subject of homosexuality with sympathy. Georges, the master of ceremonies, welcomes the audience to his st. Nov 16, 2015 madcap comedy in a gown see more ideas about cage, musical theatre and film. The film stars robin williams and nathan lane as the two lovebirds caught. When the frenchitalian film adaptation of jean poirets play became a big box office hit in the late 70s, it was a conventional farce with a typically gallic twist, the old sonof. Based on a french film comedy, the 1983 musical was a humorous but touching love story with a gay couple and transvestism at its heart. Cette comedie remporta par ailleurs le golden globe du meilleur film etranger en 1980. His planned title was adam and yves, a play on both adam and eve and a slogan used by some antigay groups.

See more ideas about harvey fierstein, cage and musical theatre broadway. How has french cinema influenced cinema all over the world. Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. Born may 31, 1928, in bordeaux, france, molinaro made crime thrillers before turning to comedy.

The american remake the bird cage, while wellcast and earnestly funny, does not hold a candle to this wonderful, beloved classic. Remi laurent was born on october 12, 1957 in suresnes, france. Of all the versions, imitations, and sequels, the first 1978 french picture is the best and funniest, a fresh look at machoism and drag queens. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. French actor michel serrault poses during a photocall in cannes in this march 26, 2003 file photo. Edouard molinaros oscar nominated french comedy april 14, 2007 by emanuellevy the french film, which later became a successful broadway musical with harvey fierstein, and then a mike nichols hollywood movie, made fun of macho pretensions. Michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, michel galabru genre. How the birdcage ought to be done and first was done. The screenings mark the 40th anniversary of the american release in 1979, as well as noting lgbtq pride month, and the 50th anniversary of the stonewall. But the very title gives you an idea of the singular lack of effort thats gone into its packaging. With robin williams, nathan lane, gene hackman, dianne wiest. Like the play, the film tells the story of a gay couple renato baldi ugo tognazzi, the manager of a sainttropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and albin. The chorus line known as les cagelles appear and introduce themselves to the audience we are what we are. The screenings mark the 40th anniversary of the american release in 1979, as well as noting lgbtq pride month, and the 50th anniversary of the stonewall riots.